Antoni Milambo

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Antoni Milambo
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Milambo in 2024 with Feyenoord
Personal information
Full name Antoni-Djibu Milambo
Date of birth (2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands [1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 17
Youth career
SV DEHMusschen
2013–2014 SV Charlois
2014–2025 Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025 Feyenoord 40 (4)
2025– Brentford 1 (0)
International career‡
2020 Netherlands U15 4 (2)
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 13 (1)
2022–2023 Netherlands U18 4 (0)
2023 Netherlands U19 6 (3)
2024– Netherlands U21 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2022 Israel
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:47, 20 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:30, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Antoni-Djibu Milambo (born 3 April 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Premier League club Brentford.

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Club career

Feyenoord

A youth product of SV DEHMusschen and SV Charlois, Milambo joined Feyenoord's academy in 2015. He signed his first professional contract with the club, to mid-2023, at the age of 15 on 15 October 2020. [2] He made his professional debut for Feyenoord in a 3–0 UEFA Europa Conference League win over FC Luzern on 12 August 2021. [3] At 16 and 131 days, Milambo became the club's youngest ever player, taking the record from Georginio Wijnaldum. [4] On 13 July 2022, his contract at Feyenoord was extended with a year, to mid-2025. [5] He made his Eredivisie debut on 2 April 2023, coming on as a substitute for Orkun Kökçü in a 1–3 derby win over Sparta Rotterdam. Milambo went on to play two more Eredivisie games as Feyenoord won their sixteenth league title. [6]

On 21 October 2023, Milambo scored his first goal in professional football, scoring the fourth goal in a 4–0 home win over Vitesse. [7] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 7 November 2023, replacing Quinten Timber during a 1–0 defeat to Lazio. On 16 January 2024, his contract at Feyenoord was extended with two years, to mid-2027. [8] He was an unused substitute as Feyenoord won the KNVB Cup by beating NEC 1–0 in the final on 21 April 2024. [9] On 4 August 2024, Milambo scored in a 4–4 draw against PSV in the Johan Cruyff Shield, before Feyenoord won trophy on penalties. [10] On 23 October 2024, Milambo was crowned UEFA's Man of the Match after scoring twice in a 3–1 away win against Benfica in the UEFA Champions League. [11]

Brentford

On 3 July 2025, Milambo signed for Premier League club Brentford for an undisclosed transfer fee, [12] reported to be around £16 million. [13]

International career

Milambo played for multiple Netherlands national youth teams from the under-15 onwards. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] On 6 May 2022, he was included in the Dutch squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Israel. [19] He played four games at the tournament and scored in the group game against France, before the Netherlands lost the final 2–1 to France. On 5 September 2024, Milambo made his debut for the Netherlands under-21 in a 5–0 win against North Macedonia in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers. [20] On 26 May 2025, Milambo was included in the squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia by head coach Michael Reiziger. [21] He played three games at the tournament, before the Netherlands were knocked out by England in the semi-finals.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2025 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague KNVB Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord 2021–22 Eredivisie 00002 [a] 0—20
2022–23 300000—30
2023–24 81203 [b] 000131
2024–25 293309 [c] 31 [d] 1427
Career total4045014311608
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

Personal

Born in the Netherlands, Milambo is of DR Congolese descent. He is the son of a former international Congolese football player. [23] He grew up in Pendrecht, before he moved to Feijenoord when he joined Feyenoord. He used to play football on the street with Lutsharel Geertruida and Crysencio Summerville. [24]

Honours

Feyenoord

References

  1. ↑ "Antoni Milambo: 'Toen ik in het veld kwam, waren mijn zenuwen weg'". Feyenoord.supporters.nl.
  2. ↑ "Academy-talent Milambo (15) tekent bij Feyenoord" [Academy talent Milambo (15) signs with Feyenoord]. www.feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 15 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Feyenoord vs. Luzern - 12 August 2021". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Milambo (16) lost Wijnaldum af als jongste Feyenoord-debutant ooit: 'Mensen zeggen dat ik op Pogba lijk'" [Milambo (16) replaces Wijnaldum as youngest Feyenoord debutant ever: 'People say I look like Pogba']. ad.nl (in Dutch). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Milambo blijft langer bij Feyenoord" [Milambo to stay at Feyenoord longer]. feyenoord.com (in Dutch). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland" [Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years] (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Feyenoord na zevende zege op rij met vertrouwen richting Lazio" [Feyenoord approaches Lazio with confidence after seventh consecutive win]. rtlnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 21 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Antoni Milambo tekent twee jaar bij" [Antoni Milambo signs two-year contract]. feyenoord.com (in Dutch). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Als rook is opgetrokken, wint Feyenoord bekerfinale van NEC" [As smoke clears, Feyenoord wins cup final against NEC] (in Dutch). 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Feyenoord wint Johan Cruijff Schaal, spektakelstuk pas beslist na penalty's" [Feyenoord wins Johan Cruijff Shield, spectacle only decided after penalties]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Milambo excelleert in Champions League: 'Droom die uitkomt'" [Milambo excels in the Champions League: 'Dream come true']. vi.nl (in Dutch). 23 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Brentford sign Feyenoord midfielder Antoni Milambo". BBC Sport. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Tabuteau, Sam; Smith, Dom (3 July 2025). "Brentford: Antoni Milambo becomes first signing of Keith Andrews' tenure in £16million move". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "OnsOranje". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "OnsOranje". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "OnsOranje". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "OnsOranje". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "OnsOranje". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "Definitieve selectie Onder 17 voor EK in Israël" [Final Under 17 selection for European Championship in Israel]. onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  20. ↑ "Reiziger kiest bij herstart Jong Oranje voor debutanten van AZ en Feyenoord" [Reiziger chooses debutants from AZ and Feyenoord when Jong Oranje restarts]. vi.nl (in Dutch). 5 September 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "EK-selectie Jong Oranje is definitief" [European Championship squad for Jong Oranje is final]. onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  22. ↑ Antoni Milambo at Soccerway . Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  23. ↑ Dove, Ed (17 May 2022). "Euro U-17 stars today, African superstars tomorrow?". www.goal.com.
  24. ↑ Krabbendam, Martijn (21 August 2024). "De doorbraak van Antoni Milambo: 'Ik wil impact hebben bij míjn club'" [Antoni Milambo's breakthrough: 'I want to have an impact at my club']. vi.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
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